There's some minor things that shouldn't really affect the gun that much:
-Pretty heavy and very long sniper, so it's not very mobile
-you have to have a certain amount of bbs in the mag to have it feed to the gun
-cocking back is pretty hard. I have no trouble doing it, but after a while it makes my fingers sore
-to take apart parts of the gun, you need like 20 different Allan wrenches

These are some cons that affect the gun in very bad ways
-it doesn't come with a scope OR any rail system, so you have to buy them both separately, or find a scope that directly attaches to the gun. Which costs you atleast another 50$
-the gun double feeds WAY too often to the point where I had 1/5 shots fire 2 bbs (you can try multi feeding it and turn it into a sort of shotgun, but I'm pretty sure it will damage your gun). This problem is fixable, but requires a drill to drill into part of your gun.

Overall, I think this gun is definitely worth the buy, because of its cost efficiency and its ability to compete with other 200-300$ guns out there.

by Mark B. on 12/21/2015

"I bought one of these recently and it is quite amazing for the price. Looks good, trigger pull is fine, not super light. Accuracy is dang good for a 99 dollar sniper. Build quality seems very good. Cocking it isnt hard unless your a small player or child. Get the gun, get the mount and put a scope of your choosing on it. I tested it with .20, .25, .28 and .43. Shoots great on all bb weights but settles down alot with heavier bbs. Im super happy with it and will probably buy a second one just to have it in case they stop making them.

by John V. on 11/29/2015

"Ive had this gun for about a year and a half and it works great. The range on it is excellent and the accuracy is also really good. It is very sturdy. Practically full metal besides the handguard and the stock. This gun will last for a long time and is probably the best stock bolt action sniper on the market. My friend has a vsr 10 and it is way more accurate than it. It will not let you down at all. The only con i can think of is that the bolt is small so when you pull it back it can hurt your hand. I would recommend wearing gloves so that your hand wont be hurting. This is a really great sniper and i would recommend it to anyone who is looking to buy a sniper at a low cost. Dont waste anytime looking for another sniper. Just buy this one.

by Gavin H. on 11/05/2015

"First off this gun is perfect I mean I have had literally no problems with it. If you have the money 4 this gun then buy it

by Daniel K. on 02/22/2014

"This the first sniper rifle I bought and I couldn't have picked a better spring sniper. This rifle has a very heavy pull when you get it out of the box. But you can fix it by pulling the bolt several times as well as oiling it. It is highly accurate and it WILL leave marks on your friends.

Pros:
high fps
accurate
construed of metal (also a con somewhat)
looks awesome with a scope

"I've had this gun for a good two years now and love it. I highly recommend it to any air softer it's extremely accurate.
Pros
Shoots hard
Full metal
Easy upgrades
Overall looks amazing

Cons
Takes maintenance
Bolts pulls hard (just wear gloves)
Pain to put a scope on
Hard to get hop-up
Again once sighted in though and you get use to it you will love it's power and accuracy it has and anybody who see you when playing will fear you with it

by Trenton R. on 04/26/2012

"I just love my snayperskaya vintovka dragunova. I wouldnt trade it for anything. All i could say is " wow, its perfect."

pros:
great wieght (could be a con)
nice heavy bolt(again could be a con)
nearly all metal
high fps for any kind of spring gun
durable
easy to disassemble, upgrade or repair, and reassemble
hurts
accurate up to 100 ft. (estimated from the spot i stood to where the bird i shot landed)
easy to adjust sights
works as well as a pellet gun

cons:
heavy(could be a pro)
heavy bolt(again could be pro)
bolt is hard to cock at first
plastic stock and hand guard
easily fixed double loading problem
orange tip
i guess the super small screws can be annoying if taken apart(easy to lose, hard to find)

to sum it up it is worth it. trust me it is a pro worthy rifle, trust me ive played for 5 years.

by Beth T. on 03/04/2012

"Overall this gun is amazing it has a nice heavy feel. This gun doesnt need upgrades just being stock it shoots like 250 feet it out-powered my ASR with a tight bore and upgraded spring piston and spring guide. I don't know why people say the scopes made for this gun are expensive, all you have to do is buy a rail/scope mount ($20) and a scope I bought this gun a spring mount scope and bbs all for 190 because I used a coupon overall this is a must need sniper

by William H. on 03/01/2012

"This gun is very nice, very accurate great heavy feel. Overall this is a great gun for the price! I would recommend .25 atleast or .30 No lower than .25 though or it will not be as accurate.

Pros.
good weight
accurate
good fps
mostly metal
adjustable sight

con.
Scopes for this are very expensive
Magazine wiggles a little but not a big deal

Thats about it ^-^

by Dylan K. on 11/09/2011

"i've had this gun for over a year now and i love it. extra clips available on evike. i had bought the AIM High Grade Wood Handguard & Stock from evike and i am very happy. this gives it more weight but a nice look and feel. this gun starts a little hard to bolt but it softens up with use. i mounted a 100% real 8x42 posp svd dragunov scope and sling on this and it hits what i point at. dont buy any airsoft scopes they are more for looks and the adjustment knobs dont work (cant be sighted in). i removed the orange tip carefully to make it look real ( this is not recomended do not do it) also gun has a small problem with double feeding but it is very easy to fix so dont let that stop you. this gun is a very good weapon of choice. i am an svd lover and this gun gets a 12 out of 10.

by Mary M. on 03/30/2011

"Weighing 6.5 pounds the A&K Dragonov/SVD will not disappoint! To Start, this Rifle is long. Im 6'4'' and the gun comes up to the bottom of my ribs. If you buy this rifle make sure to buy an AK side mount so you can mount optics to the rifle. The gun is accurate even with the .20s that came with the gun.
The only thing that bothers me is the high cap magazine, it isnt as great of quality as the rest of the rifle. Another issue the rifle has is it will occationally double and even triple feed bbs, i havent found out how to avoid this yet.
In all this is a great sniper for the price. Although louder than most spring action sniper rifles you wont be disappointed with its looks and performance.

by Dylan V. on 03/15/2011

"Well i just got my gun last night from evike and WOW right out of the box its shooting great it is a very durable gun and i love it. i have only used .20 gram bbs in it so far and it shoots great but i am gonna put some .25s in it see how it shoots, the gun weighs about 7 pounds not that heavy but for some it can be. Here are the Pros and Cons

Pros:
Great Fps
Mostly metal besides hand guard and Stock
Hand guard and Stock are durable polymer
Good iron sights
Very realistic
Easy to upgrade the spring considering its a normal AEG spring
Scope mounts are easy to find
Easy to take apart and fix problems

Cons:
Plastic high cap mag not that bad but i have heard some people getting a metal mid cap
Magazine wiggles but not to much
No instructions for hop up or anything so any problems your gonna have to do some research
Double feeds alot but very easy fix
When i pulled mine out of the box the whole flash hider and front site came of only because the screw holding it in must have come out while being shipped

but overall great buy for only $140 and all the problems i have ran into were very easy to fix

by Thomas H. on 03/06/2011

"This is a perfect copy of the real SVD!!!. Light weight, accurate, and overall great. The AIM 4x24 PSO-1 Type Scope which is actually a 4-9x30 found under the scopes and optics page works well with this gun, sadly enough, you can buy another rifle for the price, but its well worth it if your looking for the authentic look. A must buy for any sniper or whoever likes the SVD rifle.
Be somewhat cautious however, the orange tip on mine fell off, and with having past experience with the Dragunov, There is little to no difference between this one and a real one...

by JK 4. on 12/15/2010

"I'v hade this gun for about a month its a pretty good gun i love it!!!!! The hopup is insain!!!!!!! i shot it with hop up on and the bb curved out the barell and came back by my face with a .20 . I dont use hop up any way so it dont matter.

PROS
Good fps 450 to 500
Full Metal gun
Hang gard and stock are Polymer
Great accuracy with .25 ok with .20 I recamend using .25 or higher
Good check rest
Looks cool
All internals are metal
Looks real
It hurts!!
Orange cap is easy to remove
40 to 45 round clip

cons
The clips kinda wobalee.... i fixed it with a peace of tape not that big of a deal
The clip is not full metal its a plastic clip with a metal cover

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